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Amherst School (academy) Trust

UID 2133·Companies House 07517121·Incorporated February 2011·Compare

Schools

1

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£2.5m

378 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.8%

of income

Avg reserves

8.0%

of income

Avg absence

3.3%

Persistent: 3.9%

More metrics

Avg FSM

7.7%

free school meals

Capacity

98%

378 / 384 places

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1

Personal development

Outst. 1

Leadership & management

Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

78.0%

+17.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressAmherst School, Sevenoaks, TN13 2AX
Companies House07517121
Incorporated4 February 2011

Trust growth over time

1
10/11
1
11/12
1
12/13
1
13/14
1
14/15
1
15/16
1
16/17
1
17/18
1
18/19
1
19/20
1
20/21
1
21/22
1
22/23
1
23/24
1
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/221379£2.0m£2.1m83.6%5.7%
2022/231379£2.4m£2.3m72.1%7.7%
2023/241378£2.5m£2.5m74.8%8.0%
2024/25partial1376————

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.0%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£0

CS staff costs

£0

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£0
Teaching staff£0
ICT£0
Premises£0
Legal & professional£0
Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

15 current directors · Average tenure: 5.4 years · 6 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (15)

David Barker

director·< 1 year

Louisa Priestley

director·< 1 year

Katharina Wilson

director·1 year

Anna Hegarty

director·2 years

Kathryn Victoria Stoneman

director·3 years

Emily Bethan Pegg

director·3 years

Rosa Carmen Alvarado sanchez

director·3 years

Xanthippi Arvanitidou kapos

director·4 years

Lea Sarah Trussler

director·5 years

Joshua Amott

director·5 years

Tamsin Sarah Collins

director·6 years

Louise Margaret Austin

director·6 years

Emily Alice Grier

director·10 years

Andrew Benjamin Reid

director·12 years

Susan Nicola Claire Arnold

director·15 years

Company Secretary

Tanya Lopez

secretary·1 year
40 former officers — most recent departure: Nov 2025

Emily Francesca Bird

director·2 years·Resigned Nov 2025

Lorna Harvey

director·3 years·Resigned May 2024

Nicola Browning

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Anya Louise Jones

director·4 years·Resigned Nov 2025

Samuel Allen Brockington-belli

director·6 years·Resigned May 2023

Emma Louise Allen

director·7 years·Resigned Jan 2023

Emma Louise Fairgrieve Adair

director·7 years·Resigned Feb 2025

Joanne Caroline Sims

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Judith Claire Geldard

director·8 years·Resigned Jun 2021

Martin Alison The Reverend Booth

director·9 years·Resigned Nov 2018

Joanne Tracey Warne

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Joanna Lydia Mais

director·9 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Stuart James Hancock

director·11 years·Resigned Sept 2016

Jennifer Anne Diprose

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Vivienne Lorraine Rose

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2020

Carolyn Jane Swain

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Patricia Marie Jones

director·12 years·Resigned Nov 2025

Natalie Joanne Brown

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2014

Philippa Eluned Porter

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Sebastien Auguste Jean-Marie Coquelin

director·13 years·Resigned Nov 2020

Sarah Jane Shilling

director·13 years·Resigned Nov 2016

Rinske Karen Tate

director·13 years·Resigned Nov 2015

Lena Elisabeth Strand

director·13 years·Resigned Nov 2013

Matthew James Hebden

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Sarah Randall

director·15 years·Resigned Oct 2014

Julia Rouhan

director·15 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Stuart Raymond Dr Chatfield

director·15 years·Resigned Feb 2013

Vivienne Seddon

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2012

James Gallagher

director·15 years·Resigned Nov 2012

Janice Kathryn Morgan

director·15 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Jane Alison Parish

director·15 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Sylvia Elaine Penzer

director·15 years·Resigned Mar 2016

Stephen Michael Platt

director·15 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Christopher Cholmondeley Thornton

director·15 years·Resigned Nov 2020

Edmund Walker

director·15 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Katherine Jane Baillache

secretary·15 years·Resigned Feb 2025

Gary Anscombe

director·15 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Irene Stone

director·15 years·Resigned May 2012

Peter Derry Wiltshire

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2013

David John Hale

director·15 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Member schools (1)

1 school|0 with risk flags|0 high severity
Amherst SchoolPrimary